Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06

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Ssafinsl. Ine CANA tea u prinespally
grown in ths provinces Of ksklen.
k.sng-BAD, Cbs kinog. AID ksanR-sJ-
% gro - 90 tbs hIlis On szah ever
grsen shrub LoeaiIfy has s0meenInz
to do with tbs val1s. san taa worth
tf9a psznd. Il w4s groWn N psrtle-
uiAE distfizs. fh~ SEASON ~ wh1ch tne
tea h gathered zGecfs lfz valve Tbs
yourR leaves oa1heFed N ths sprinx ere
q 6nsr a2gor than TIE full crogn leaves
u Summer. Tue tea districts are dlvld
ID Inso small farms. Tba farmeEs gath
e. the leaves. DRY them IN the sun l1st
en0aRh 90 preEsnt sheir betnR spoiled
sd ssll them 70 the Hong kon9 mer
chants.
fners b rs dissiactive erean or black
tea TD@ two teas eems frsm tbs same
plant. Tee color dep nds snfiFely UPON
mAnipul4sion. Young plaafs for bptn
Varilles are raised frsm seeds. Ia~
saeds are gathered In o stober ard dur
ing tue winter are mixed with eaFt1 and
sand la the spring they are s0wn. in
year thaY are tranBplanted. They are
then planted IN rsws about four feet
/ epaFt- r " or III plants are placsd in
eaen hole, and the holes sre about foeT
fsst apars. Toe plantatioB looks like .
shFuoary of eFeTRreens. Ihey are not
mssested 10 three years. Then the
leaves are gathered and speed o1t on
email bamboo trays in order 10 get Fic
1 Of moisture. After tWo hours drying
the leaves are thrown into sasIlng psa>
and are rapidly moved about asd shsk
90 up. TEey remain in this state i've
minutes and then they are placed OF
the rolling table. The leaves are dis-
tributed amoug the man Who roll thsm
N their hands. They aFs rolled in balls
and the moisture Is expelled. Thl
leaves ara then shaken On has Trays and
are again subjected 20 kne roasting pro
cess. They are veil dried aad In AT
hour and half their color is hxed.
After shat the tea IL winn0wed and
passed thrsuRh various sisves IN ordel
70 ees rid Of the Impurities aud TO d.
vide il into the several teas Of Gem
meFue.
| In the transportation to the shippinl
Point the fnest tea must never touch th'
soil. Il 10 carried in singis cbeets. Will
the ordinary tea ID carried in chests o
sixty pounds each on the end Of bambo,
cole.
The green tsa 90 much liked by tn
ladies' az home seems 70 owe its Origin
to coioring master. Salts OF eopoe
aud Qypsum seem 10 be responsible 70
shs bEi0ht green color. The Chinese d.
oot uss this col0red tee. | am not a.
expert on seR. My fancy at home "a
Tor eFeen tea. But ons soon acquire
Chinese habits. A Chlnaman news
dFinks water. He dFiRks enormou
quantities Of tea. He never uaes mill
| Of sugar. A Chinaman At q tavern on
wit, receiving visitor drinks tea. II
drinks tea the last thing before Dime
and the FIRST thing after dinner. To
affieial visit commence With tea il
small cups with covers to them. tn
little eup is covered With 9 small ssncs
and, removing il, one eees the lsavs
IN which boiling water has bsen p0ul
. ed. When the visit is prop rly over ID
nest distinguished persoa present taks
up bis cup, takes snp, and de arts.
The Chinese effect water taken frou
raining stream and boiled over q live
y IRE. Spring water il best, river vate
. 1ext, and sell wafer worst. The watts
shouid not be too hastily boiled Te
oools, they saw, or cheers snima
spirits. The Chinese think it tends &
lear away impuriti-s. prevents bead
ashe. and driving Of drovsiness. A
| all events. foreigners rapidly I'd Q
Chinese notions. The cup OF tea 10 al
ways offered 20 and accepted BY "a
, visitor. -Four O'Clock tes is as reeula
an Observ nee 40 dinner. After th
aoniual breakfast and the absurd tifa
with a 6unxry rssch Of eight rours {
! the O'Clock dinner at o'clask on
relizhss immensely the cakes aud tn
bright, golden. sparkling cue Of tea.
aud, siso, that the haoit of tea drink
Tag iusures temperance. Here in Prk
, ing the visitor IL always offered tea. B
rarely refosea The cup Of tea take
a way the desire for wAisky. Foreign
) aFs. generally, drink oBiy ~ meal time
! then, ordinarily, olaret. n COR ten
parance frisnds would abandon the i'm
practicable and unconstitutional doc
trine Of prehibision and introduce tn
general use Of tea their cause woald
sucosssfui.